Property Ownership
In Washington, 'tacking' in adverse possession allows a claimant to:
AAdd together successive periods of adverse use by different parties in privity to meet the 10-year requirement✓ Correct
BBuild onto a neighbor's structure
CUse a recorded easement across a property
DCombine multiple parcels into one tax parcel
Explanation
Tacking allows an adverse possession claimant to add (tack) their period of adverse use to that of a prior adverse user, as long as there is privity between them (typically a transfer of interest), to satisfy the 10-year period requirement.
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